Two dead in Queensborough house fire

The Shreveport Fire Department responded to a house fire Sunday morning in the 2800 block of Stonewall Street which claimed the life of two brothers.

Fire crews were dispatched at 3:48 a.m. to a reported house fire, that was called in by a brother who resides across the street. The man that called 911 made an attempt to alert his two brothers but was met with heavy flames and smoke. The first fire crew arrived at 3:52 a.m. and reported a “single-story, wood frame structure, fully involved.”

On scene commander Battalion Chief Mike Mackey was forced to have all crews evacuate the structure due to a roof collapse. Fire crews were also met with the challenge of a heavily damaged gas meter that required CenterPoint to intervene with special equipment. While attempting to extinguish the blaze, both neighboring houses were damaged by extreme heat and flames. Both were vacant and had no utilities.

During the extinguishment and search of the home, two male victims were found in bedroom areas of the home. The identity of the male victims is pending, until the Caddo Coroner’s Office can properly identify the remains.

It took the efforts of 8 units— 24 firefighters—about one hour to bring the situation under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time. It is unknown if the home had working smoke detectors at the time the fire started.